Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the BRC, said:"HGV drivers are the glue which hold our supply chains together."Currently, the UK faces a shortfall of around 90,000 HGV drivers, and it is consumers who ultimately suffer the consequences.
He added:"Retailers are working hard to minimise the impact, attracting and training new drivers through increased pay, bonuses and new driver training schemes, as well as directly supporting their suppliers in the movement of goods. There are also concerns the current supply chain crisis will lead to higher costs for consumers in the run-up to Christmas.Mike Cherry, national chair of the Federation of Small Businesses said:"Many small businesses will have little choice but to pass on at least some of the increased costs they're facing to consumers as the festive season approaches, unless the government intervenes.
All a scam as an excuse to keep bringing in migrant workers post Brexit, watch this space!🙄
More scare mongering from the media